Twitter’s defining feature — the tweet’s 140-character limit — may soon go the way of Instagram’s square posts and Vine’s, well, everything. Twitter has started a test to double the length of tweets to 280 characters, the company announced on Tuesday. Twitter will use the open-ended test to decide whether to officially change the maximum…
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People will be able to use Target’s app to scan items in the real world and find similar products sold by the retailer. Pinterest has signed a deal with Target to license its visual search technology, Lens, the retail brand announced on Monday. In exchange for a multiyear ad spend commitment, Target will be the…
The YouTube Studio app got two new features today that make it easier for creators to manage their YouTube channels from their phones. According to an announcement on YouTube’s Creator Blog, creators can now schedule posts from their mobile devices via the app. “Now you’ll be able to schedule posts right from your phone so…
Facebook is raising its bid for brand advertisers’ TV budgets. Facebook will offer advertisers the option of having the company measure how the ads it sells influence people’s awareness of a brand and how that compares with advertisers’ TV campaigns, the company announced on Friday. With the new measurement program called Facebook Cross-Platform Brand Lift,…
Here’s our recap of what happened in online marketing today, as reported on Marketing Land and other places across the web. From Marketing Land: Anatomy of a Google search listingSep 21, 2017 by Stephan Spencer There’s no perfect method to snagging the top overall search result for every relevant query, but columnist Stephan Spencer believes…
Are you looking to dominate in Google search results? Your strategy needs to involve more than keyword research and a savvy AdWords campaign. In order to make the most of your Google presence, you need to craft a search result that entices users to click through to your web page. This is a crucial yet…
On Wednesday, Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg outlined steps the company is taking to address its latest ad-targeting controversy. Last week, ProPublica revealed that Facebook’s ad-targeting options included the ability to target ads to people who had listed “Jew hater” as their field of study and “NaziParty” as their employer. In response, Facebook removed four ad-targeting…
Here’s our recap of what happened in online marketing today, as reported on Marketing Land and other places across the web. From Marketing Land: An integrated approach: From SEO to PPC and beyondSep 20, 2017 by Chris Liversidge Columnist Chris Liversidge shares highlights and insights from two industry events where integrated search marketing was a…
Last week, Facebook removed four ad-targeting options after a ProPublica report found that the fields could be used to target ads to people who filled in “Jew hater” as their educational field of study and “NaziParty” as their employer. “To help ensure that targeting is not used for discriminatory purposes, we are removing these self-reported…
